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	Bill to ban e-cigarettes put in public domain for feedback On September 18, the government had issued an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes, making the manufacturing, production, import, export, distribution, sale of such alternative smoking devices an offence. published on : 12th October 2019
	Ensure strict implementation on ban of import of e-cigarettes: Revenue department asks customs officials The ban on the production, import, export, transport, sale or advertisements of e-cigarettes has been imposed through an ordinance. published on : 8th October 2019
	DGP to SPs: Implement ban on e-cigarettes effectively Instructions have been given to all the SPs and police commissioners to take steps to implement the ordinance in the State effectively, the DGP added. published on : 27th September 2019
	India saved from a possible epidemic The recent move of the Narendra Modi government to ban e-cigarettes or Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) has, on expected lines, evoked mixed reactions. published on : 25th September 2019
	Beware! Flavoured e-cigarettes can worsen asthma For the first time, a model of asthma was used to investigate the effect of a range of popular e-cigarette flavours, with and without nicotine. published on : 21st September 2019
	Little support for Centre’s e-cigarette ban from restaurant owners, vendors Restaurant owners say vapes had increased business, ban will boost sale of cigarettes, benefit tobacco firms published on : 20th September 2019
	Tobacco shares fall, rallying post e-cigarette ban VST and Golden Tobacco, however, continued to witness buying for the second consecutive day. published on : 20th September 2019
	‘E-cigarettes banned, why not the other ones?’: Traders' body attacks Modi government Docs say tobacco ban is a way forward and the government should consider it published on : 20th September 2019
	Kiran Mazumdar questions Nirmala Sitharaman's authority to issue e-cigarette ban. Here's her reply In a tweet, Shaw wondered why the decision on e-cigarette ban came from her and not Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. published on : 19th September 2019
	Centre bans sales and production of e-cigarettes The production, manufacturing, import/export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertising related to e-cigarettes are banned. published on : 18th September 2019
	New York becomes second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes over vaping concerns President Donald Trump's administration announced in September that it would soon ban flavored e-cigarette products to stem a rising tide of youth users. published on : 18th September 2019
	Regulate but don't ban E-cigarettes: Traders to government Lewis said that educating younger generation and people rural India, is one big key to remove concerns that have come up against E-cigarettes. published on : 13th September 2019
	Traders seek regulation on e-cigarettes, instead of ban Senior Delhi High Court lawyer Farrukh Khan said rather than imposing a ban, the government should frame a sound policy on e-cigarettes. published on : 3rd September 2019
	Ordinance on e-cigarettes welcome but only total ban can solve problem: experts The government last month came up with a draft ordinance seeking to ban the production, import, distribution and sale of electronic cigarettes and proposing jail term of one year for violators. published on : 2nd September 2019
	India's move to ban e-cigarettes flawed: Cancer experts E-cigarettes are an "important tool" for smokers to reduce their risk and this opportunity to improve public health will be lost if India continues to bans e-cigarettes,said a professor. published on : 29th August 2019